Private, 1st Class, Inf., Co. L, 81st Div., 322nd Regt.; of Northampton County; son of J. H. and Mrs. B. M. Gorner. Entered service May 25, 1918, at Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 11, 1918. Promoted to 1st Class Private April, 1918. Fought at La Chapelle. Arrived in USA from St. Nazaire, France, June 18, 1919, at Newport News, Va. Went through Camp Morrison, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 25, 1919.